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Private organizations, including EnviroForensics, a company that offers environmental engineering and litigation support services, are weighing in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Vapor Intrusion Guidance, which was released last week. The initial draft was issued 13 years ago. Vapor intrusion is one way that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can impact the environment and local health. Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing the use of new technology in screening chemicals for their effects on the endocrine system in the human body, allowing the agency to carry out the necessary tests quicker and more efficiently.Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that they are proposing standards for both medium and heavy-duty vehicles in a bid to cut carbon pollution and fuel consumption.Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new study on climate change on Monday, titled “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,” which finds that a concerted international effort stands to save thousands of lives and save the U.S. billions of dollars. “We can, and must, slow, stop and reverse climate change -- and leave a cleaner, healthier planet for our children and future generations,” Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) President Rhea Suh said. Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Mercyhurst University are the winners of their 2015 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) University Challenge.Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report Friday that recognizes the decline in consumer electronics in municipal solid waste, showing a drop of 4 percent from 2012 to 2013 -- the fastest decline of any product category.Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for nominations of small businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations to serve on a Small Business Advocacy Review (SABR) panel on proposed changes to the current Risk Management Plan (RMP).Read More »

BodyThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at an even in Camden, NJ, that Camden Redevelopment Agency has received a $944,710 Brownfields grant for site cleanup and community revitalization throughout the city.Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered TOMI Environmental Solution’s Binary Ionization Technology (BIT) as a healthcare and hospital disinfectant, meaning that the two-stage system is approved for use in American medical facilities, according to a release issued by the company today. Read More »

The Omega-3s Coalition, an organization of stakeholders seeking to refine knowledge of fatty acids, announced the formation of a scientific advisory council today, which will help the coalition inform the public about omega-3s eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that PRIDE Industries of Roseville, California, was one of 21 nonprofit winners of the first-ever Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards.Read More »

Standards proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are aimed at boosting fuel efficiency while reducing carbon pollution and the impacts of climate change while at the same time increasing energy security and encouraging innovations in manufacturing.Read More »

Members of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) testified at today’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on its proposed volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), supporting the EPA’s increases but also calling for a larger change in the final rule.Read More »

Sen. Dan Coats (R-ID) released a statement of support on Wednesday for Gov. Mike Pence, who made an earlier announcement that Indiana will not comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan unless it is drastically changed.Read More »